his tour is capped at 12 guests, so please be sure to register to hold your spot!
In order to plan for our tour, please register by Friday, January 9 at 4pm; we will close the registration page after that time and we can not accommodate walk-ups on this tour.
The recommended ticket price is $20. Our ticket fees directly support the work we are doing at Bush House Museum. Please consider adding an additional donation in support.
*At the Salem Art Association, we prioritize inclusivity. To ensure that our arts and culture events remain accessible to all, we have set aside a limited number of free tickets. Please reach out to laura@salemart.org if you would like a promo code to waive the admission fee.
Saturday December 6, 2025 From 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. | BUSH HOUSE MUSEUM
HAPPENING AT THE BUSH HOUSE MUSEUM
From 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. visitors can can enjoy music and explore immersive history by traveling back in time in the Museum’s seasonally decorated and beautifully maintained home and grounds!
December 3, and through December 6, Bush House Museum will begin collecting non perishable food donations for Marion Polk Food Share. Your generosity helps support families right here in our community throughout the winter months. We’re also pleased to be partnering with theBush House Museumand Deepwood Museum & Gardens during the day-long Holiday Happening where all three sites will be collecting food donations on December 6. *Prior to Saturday, December 6, donations can be dropped off at the Bush Barn Art Center front desk.
ENJOY LIVE MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE DAY At THE BUSH HOUSE MUSEUM:
Constant Billy|1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Constant Billy is known for their Celtic and Americana music, performed with voices and acoustic instruments. For this special Holiday performance spanning the late 19th century and into the early 20th century, the duo- Emily Standish & Bill Galbraith- will do an entirely acoustic hour of holiday music from the 1870s- the period when Bush House Museum was completed and the Bush family was in residence.
Jabberwocky Quartet|2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Jabberwocky Quartet is an a cappella quartet made up of Micky Logan, Walt Haight, and Gayle and Jim Rastorfer. They incorporate elements of jazz, barbershop, doo-wop, rock’n’roll, and quirky (thus their name “Jabberwocky”).
Melissa Terrall |3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Melissa Terrall is an award-winning classical pianist currently based in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. A 2023 Fulbright grant recipient, she spent a year researching Mexican piano repertoire in Mexico City.
Melissa holds degrees from the University of Kansas and Portland State University. An equally passionate performer and teacher, she has worked as interim piano professor at Linfield University and Clark College while also maintaining a private piano studio.
Location: Bush House Museum, Mission Street Southeast, Salem, OR, USA
HAPPENING AT THE BUSH BARN ART CENTER AND ANNEX
From Noon to 4:00 P.M. Shop while enjoying some holiday treats! Visitors can enjoy one stop shop for unique gifts. More than 50 artists will be selling traditional art, plus jewelry, ceramics, textiles, tree ornaments, greeting cards!
We are excited to offer our members an additional 15% savings on purchases — a 25% discount on this day only (for items over $10).
Shop while enjoying some holiday treats!
11:00 A.M. ARTIST TALK WITH JO HAMILTON
o’s exhibition “Shine On” featured in the A.N. Bush Gallery will talk about the intricate process of making her large-sale crochet installations.
SUNDAY, August 31, 2025 From 1:30 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. | BUSH HOUSE MUSEUM
The inaugural Art Lover’s Tour was a sell-out success with a waitlist. Here’s your chance to join the next one.
There’s never enough time on the standard tour to do justice to the Bush family art collection. Here’s your chance to satisfy your curiosity and fundraise for Bush House Museum.
Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to experience a private tour with a focus on the Bush family art collection in the historic Bush House Museum.
Are you curious about the architecture of the Bush House Museum? What’s with that door to nowhere? Why is the basement mostly above ground? What’s with those two steps up from the servants level? What style is this architecture and who was the architect?
Take a deep dive into the architecture of the Bush House. Learn about its Italianate style of architecture, rooted in Italian villa design and the Romantic movement in 19th century art. Explore finely crafted wood and metal details and exquisite marble fireplaces throughout the house.
Join us for an interesting and enlightening tour of the oddities of Bush House Museum.
Date: Sunday, June 22, 2025
Time: The tour will begin promptly at 12:15pm and will conclude at 1:15pm. Please meet your tour guide, Kathy, outside on the east side of the House to view the exterior architecture before heading into the Museum as a group.
Location: Bush House Museum, Mission Street Southeast, Salem, OR, USA
This tour is capped at 12 guests, so please be sure to register to hold your spot!
SUNDAY APRIL 27, 2025 From 1:30 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. | BUSH HOUSE MUSEUM
There’s never enough time on the standard tour to do justice to the Bush family art collection. Here’s your chance to satisfy your curiosity and fundraise for Bush house museum.
Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to experience a private tour with a focus on the Bush family art collection in the historic Bush House Museum.
Doors open at 6:00pm, show will begin promptly at 6:30pm.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of live music with Machado Mijiga at the Bush House Museum! Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to experience the magic of Machado Mijiga’s jazz drumming in the historic setting of the Bush House Museum.
Location: Bush House Museum, Mission Street Southeast, Salem, OR, USA
Multi-instrumentalist and Portland native Machado Mijiga wears many hats, both literally and metaphorically. Classically trained, jazz-weathered, and eclectically inclined, Mijiga left the proverbial creative “box” at a very early age, with access to many instruments and a diverse musical background brought about by an intercultural heritage. Mijiga is a musical polymath; composer, producer, bandleader, educator, gear fanatic, and audio engineer, to name a few. Authenticity and uniquity assume the locus of Mijiga’s artistic identity. Self-expression is the prime directive and the medium of choice changes like the weather.
Amenta is a singer, songwriter, producer and performance artist from Memphis, TN. In her own woman show, she builds vocal and instrumental loops from kalimba, synthesizer, drum machine and guitar creating atmospheric textures. Boldly mystical and soul-fired, join us for a magical evening in a historic house.
This concert is part of our initiative to reimagine the Bush House Museum as an intimate space in which artists and performers can transform the burdens of history into hope, healing and joy – a space, in other words, that lies at the intersection of history and art.
ABOUT AMENTA
Yawa is a songwriter and producer from Memphis, TN. She is currently based in Portland, OR. In her one-woman performance, she builds vocal and instrumental loops from synth, drum machine, and kalimba creating atmospheric textures. Yawa surprises and tantalizes audiences with mind bending ideas while skipping vocally from soul-shaking gospel to smooth jazz.
MAY 1- AUGUST 26, 2023 | THE AMERICA WALDO BOGLE GALLERY AT THE BUSH HOUSE MUSEUM
Bush House Museum is proud to present The Key & The Towersby brothers Santigie and Sapata Fofana-Dura in the Waldo Bogle Gallery this summer. The exhibition features three new sculptures created from found wood and metal. Each piece is finished with a deep intensional burning process, leaving a velvet black surface on the work. In addition, there will be an accompanying performance by Santigie titled “The Door” happening inside the gallery.
OPENING RECEPTION AND PERFORMANCE: JUNE 10, 2023, 5:30-7:30PM
Sapata and Santigie design and build architectural sculpture that hinges around the storyteller. The artists create work imbued with a rugged elegance as they exclusively construct their work with abandoned timber salvaged from the Pacific Northwest. Through a dynamic of contemporary and craft inspired construction methods the artists create work with the intention to tell new stories with a classic style. Santigie.com
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